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Abir Moussi: The Tunisian MP who was slapped but not beaten

BBC News By Magdi Abdelhadi image captionAbir Moussi is a thorn in the side of political Islamists in Tunisia When Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur hit global headlines for becoming the first North African woman to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, another Tunisian woman also made the news but for all the wrong reasons. Abir Moussi, the outspoken leader of the opposition Al-Dustur al-Hurr party, was slapped and kicked as she was filming a parliamentary session on her mobile phone in June. The perpetrators were two male members of parliament from an Islamist coalition. They then threw water at her, followed by the empty bottles and the whole incident was caught on TV cameras - to the shock and bewilderment of many in the Arab world.

The Tunisian MP who was slapped but not beaten

The Tunisian MP who was slapped but not beaten © AFP Abir Moussi is a thorn in the side of political Islamists in Tunisia When Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur hit global headlines for becoming the first North African woman to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, another Tunisian woman also made the news but for all the wrong reasons. Abir Moussi, the outspoken leader of the opposition Al-Dustur al-Hurr party, was slapped and kicked as she was filming a parliamentary session on her mobile phone in June. The perpetrators were two male members of parliament from an Islamist coalition. They then threw water at her, followed by the empty bottles and the whole incident was caught on TV cameras - to the shock and bewilderment of many in the Arab world.

Belarus police raid activists offices, homes, rights groups

(Adds UK, international human right federation comments) KYIV, July 14 (Reuters) - Belarusian security police searched offices and homes of lawyers and human rights activists on Wednesday, detaining at least 10 people in a new crackdown on opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko, several rights groups and media said. Authorities have moved to shut down non-state media outlets and human right groups after mass protests last August against a presidential election the opposition said was rigged. Police searched offices of at least 14 rights groups, media, NGOs and charity groups, including the human rights organisation, Viasna-96, and the country s oldest political party, Belarusian People Front, the groups said.

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